A Stoke-on-Trent councillor says the local authority is going to have to look at converting care homes and unwanted city council buildings into one and two-bed accommodation as a result of the Government's under-occupation penalties which come in next year.
From next April, council and housing association tenants face cuts in their housing benefit if they have spare rooms. The move is part of the Government's plan to reduce the benefit bill, bring the social sector more inline with the private r...
